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NHC AL041979 · Atlantic basin

Hurricane Bob (1979)

July 9, 1979 – July 16, 1979

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Bob peaked at Category 1 with 75 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 168 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Bob in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Bob from July 9, 1979 to July 16, 1979; its peak was 75 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 168 US cities, in 2 states, most in Louisiana (105). The strongest pass was 71 mph (tropical storm) 19 miles from Golden Meadow, LA; the centre came closest to Lockport, LA, less than a mile away.

Peak strength
Category 1

75 mph

Cities within 75 mi
168
At hurricane strength
0

when closest

States
2
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Cities Bob passed near, strongest first

Louisiana (105)

and 45 more

Mississippi (63)

and 3 more

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About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.